The Economist : “Time differences meant that most Ukrainians only learned about the Alaska summit on Saturday morning. Though their initial reaction was relief, now they are dreading what comes next. The immediate sigh of calm was understandable. The feared grand bargain in Anchorage between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had not materialized. Initial reports highlighted that the talks at an American military base were truncated and lacked any clear outcome.”

Said one MP: “Disaster averted: Trump has not sold us down the river.”

“But as the sketchy details have hardened into a growing prospect of forthcoming demands that will prove impossible for Ukraine to accept, confidence is giving way to unease, not least about the planned meeting in Washington on Monday between Mr Trump and Presi

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